Prepubertal Gynecomastia Linked to Lavender and Tea Tree Oils
• Children's Health • • Cancer: Breast • • Endocrinology • • Gender: Male • Mar 21 07
Prepubertal gynecomastia is uncommon and idiopathic in over 90% of cases.
Not infrequently, urologists may identify gynecomastia in children as part of a routine…
Smoking lowers Parkinson’s disease risk
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 20 07
A new study adds to the previously reported evidence that cigarette smoking protects against Parkinson’s disease. Specifically, the new research shows a temporal relationship…
Treatment to Prevent Migraines Boosts Work Productivity
• Migraine • Mar 16 07
For workers with migraines, taking a daily medication to prevent headache attacks can reduce lost productive time on the job, reports a study in…
Assessing plaque deposits may help determine stroke risk
• Stroke • Mar 16 07
A new study by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System may change the way physicians assess a patient’s risk of having a…
Study suggests wearing no-line bifocals slows myopia progression in some children
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 14 07
Certain children who wear a special kind of no-line bifocal lenses show signs of slower progression of myopia than those who wear more conventional…
Giving up smoking: Log on, tune in, stub out
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 13 07
Freddy Jacquin’s clinic isn’t the first place you’d expect a world revolution to start. Tucked in the basement of his terraced Tunbridge Wells…
Cocoa ‘could get rid of the West’s top killer diseases’
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 13 07
Not even Willy Wonka, Roald Dahl’s eccentric chocolate-maker, could have dreamt that his scrumptious products might one day offer the world a panacea.
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High-Deductible Health Plans Linked to Fewer Emergency Room Visits
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Mar 13 07
Patients who switched to high-deductible health plans went to the emergency department 10 percent less than patients who remained in traditional plans, according to…
Lower Dose MDCT Can Detect Urinary Stones Disease Even in Obese Patients
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Urine Problems • Mar 13 07
MDCT performed using a modulated tube current system – which adapts the tube current to the patient’s anatomic configuration and size - results in…
Emergency Medicaid for immigrants goes to childbirth
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Mar 13 07
An analysis of state Emergency Medicaid spending contradicts assumptions about emergency care provided to recent immigrants, researchers from the University of North Carolina at…
A short walk helps smokers quit
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 13 07
Smokers should do short bouts of exercise to help them resist the temptation to light up, say experts at the University of Exeter. A…
Autism gene identified by researchers at Yale working with a global research consortium
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 13 07
Yale School of Medicine autism experts Fred Volkmar, M.D. and Ami Klin are part of a global research consortium from 19 countries to identify…
Pacifier Use May Lower Risk of SIDS
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Mar 12 07
The risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the third leading cause of infant death, may be lowered through the use of a pacifier.…
Dry Eye Syndrome affects quality of life for nearly 5 million in the US
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 10 07
As a clinical diagnosis, Dry Eye Syndrome (DES) may not appear to be a major health issue, but in a study published in the…
Gene variations contribute to aggression and anger in women
• Gender: Female • • Genetics • Mar 09 07
Ever wonder why some women seem to be more ill-tempered than others? University of Pittsburgh researchers have found that behaviors such as anger, hostility…
Scientists identify protein that may promote migraines
• Headaches • • Migraine • Mar 09 07
A University of Iowa study may provide an explanation for why some people get migraine headaches while others do not. The researchers found that…
On a diet? You’ll spend more on impulse purchases
• Dieting • Mar 07 07
People who exercise self control in some way, such as dieting or trying not to look at or think about something, will tend to…
Study takes next step—Why women suffer more knee injuries
• Gender: Female • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 07 07
Female athletes are up to eight times more likely to suffer knee injuries during their careers than males, and now researchers may be closer…
Major Gene Study Uncovers Secrets of Leukemia
• Genetics • Mar 07 07
Investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered previously unsuspected mutations that contribute to the formation of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the…
FDA Approves Novartis Hypertension Drug
• Drug News • Mar 06 07
Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG said Tuesday it has received U.S. approval for the hypertension drug Tekturna - a potential blockbuster that has…
Does tooth - brushing cause epilepsy seizures?
• Dental Health • • Epilepsy • Mar 06 07
ST. PAUL, Minn - Tooth-brushing may trigger seizures in certain people with epilepsy, and researchers say lesions in a specific part of the brain…
The A to Z of vitamins
• Drug News • Mar 06 07
More than £100m a year is spent on them and millions of people take them daily in the belief they boost health, but…
Boy, 3, who fought off ten superbugs
• Children's Health • Mar 05 07
They say that cats have nine lives but three-year-old Joe Way has already gone one better.
The little boy has shown astonishing resilience by…
Miracle baby comes back from the dead
• Children's Health • Mar 05 07
After trying for 30 minutes to bring two-week-old Woody Lander back to life, doctors decided there was nothing more they could do and called…
Start Eating Green for Your Health This St. Patrick’s Day
• Dieting • Mar 05 07
In addition to the regular festivities surrounding St. Patrick’s Day this month, consider adding a new tradition - more green foods to your diet.
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